Molds



(No Model.)

DE ELBERT A. REYNOLDS.

GHURN.

N0.26Z,118. I PatentedAug.1, 1882.,

lllllllllllfJlH/l I %lllllllllllhn mun WITNESSES PATENT omen on ELBERTA. REYNOLDS, orLYoNs, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO SERUAH E. REYNOLDS, OF SAMEPLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 262,118, dated August1, 1882.

Application filed December 15, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, DE ELBnnr A. REY- NoLDs,of Lyons, in the county of Ionia and State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Ghurns; and Ido hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention,

' which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake-and use the same,

r0 reference being had to the accompanying d rawings, which form a partof this specification.

Figure 1 is a top plan. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View; and Fig. 3is a perspective view of the lid, dasher, and operating mechanismdetached.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like lettersof reference.

This invention relates to vertical rotary charms; and it consists incertain improvements in the construction of the same, and the mechanismfor operating the same, as will be hereinafter fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A represents the churn-body, which ispreferably cylindrical in shape, and which may be made of wood,earthenware, or any other suitable material. It is provided with aclosely-fitting cover, B, havinga central vertical bearing for a tubularshaft, 0, carrying the'vertical wings D D, which form a part of thedasher. Said wings, which are beveled or inclined in crosssection, aswill be clearly seen in Fig. 3, are placed a distance apart nearly equalto the inside diameter of the churn-body or vessel A, so as to workclosely adjoining the inside of the latter. The lower ends of the wingsD are connected by a brace, E, having a central bearing for the lowerend of a vertical stem 40 or shaft, F, the upper end of which passesthrough and is journaled in the tubular shaft 0. Stem or shaft F carriesthe transverse horizontal beaters or agitators G, the central ones ofwhich are forked, as shown, so as to boat and break the cream, while theupper and lower ones are flat and beveled or inclined toward each other,so as to have a tendency, when the shaft revolves, to force the creamfrom the top and bottom of the churn toward the center, where it is wellexposed to tors.

The shaft 0 carries at its upper end, above the lid B, a pinion orgear-wheel, H.

I is a smaller pinion. fixed upon the stem or shaft F above gear-wheelH. The latter engages and is operated by the internal gear of a wheel, Jjournaled upon a pin or stud, K, eccentrically upon the lid or cover B.The latter has a shallow recess, L, to accommodate a lever, M, pivotedupon the stud K, and having a pin, N, upon which a small gear-wheel, 0,about the size of H, is mounted loosely. The wheel 0 engages the gear ofwheel J, and it will be observed that by means of lever M it may bethrown into operation with pinion I, thus revolving the latter and shaftF in a direction opposite to the gear H and shaft 0 To retain the leverM in the position to which it is adjusted, a small pin or peg, P,fitting in a hole in the lid or cover, may be employed.

The operation of my improved churn will be readily understood. Afterplacing the cream in the vessel A and adjusting the cover, the lever Mis adjusted so asto throw the gearwheel 0 into operation with the pinionI. The gear-wheel J, which is provided with asuitable crank or handle,is then operated, thus revolving the shafts (J and Fin oppositedirections. The tendency of wings D will be to throw the cream from thesides toward the center of the churn, while the upper and loweragitators G throw it from the top and bottom toward the center, where itis well broken by the central agitators G, the tendency of which is tothrow it back toward the sides. When the globules of butter have formedthe gear 0 is thrown out of operation with pinion I, thus causing theoperation of shaft F to cease and enabling the wings D to gather thebutter.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States-- 1. The herein-described mechanismfor operating churns, consisting of the tubular shaft 0, havinggear-wheel H, shaft F, journaled in said tubular shaft, and havingpinionI, wheel J, having internal gear, and the lever M, pivthe operation ofthe forked heaters or agitaoted upon the axis of wheel J, and havingloose gear-wheel 0, all arranged and operating' substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the cover B, having recess L and gear-wheel J,lever M, arranged in said recess, pivoted upon the axis of saidgear-wheel, and having loose pinion O, shafts 0 F, and pinions H I allconstructed, arranged,

andopera!ingsuhstantiallyashereindescribed, 10 for the purpose shown andspecified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

DE ELBERT A. REYNOLDS.

\Vit nesses:

ARTHUR DEXTER, ALVAII VINCENT.

